INEC headquarters in Ondo gutted by fire, card readers destroyed

Barely one month to the governorship election in Ondo State, fire has gutted the state’s Office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday, destroying Smart Card Readers. According to Punch, the fire also destroyed some items in a section of the office and the cause of the inferno was unknown except that on […]

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As man dies in police custody in Lagos, his family demands answers

38-year-old man, who was arrested for allegedly planning to abduct the monarch of Isiu in Ikorodu area of Lagos State, Nigeria has died in the custody of the Zone 2 police command and his family wants answers. A land Agent, Yemi Taiwo, was arrested alongside one of his friends, Femi Animashaun, by a combined team […]

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Kool & the Gang band co-founder, Ronald ‘Khalis’ Bell, dies

A co-founder and singer of the band group, Kool & the Gang, Ronald “Khalis” Bell, has died at the age of 68. Bell died at his home in the US Virgin Islands Wednesday morning, September 10, with his wife Tia Sinclair Bell by his side, publicist Sujata Murthy said. The cause of death has not […]

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Tamar Braxton alleges it was her Nigerian boyfriend who assaulted her

New details surrounding the American singer, Tamar Braxton and David Adefeso’s troubled relationship may have been revealed. Yesterday this platform reported that Adefeso filed for a “domestic violence” restraining order against the 43-year-old reality star at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Los Angeles on Tuesday, September 8. Tamar Braxton is now alleging that her Nigerian […]

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Fani-Kayode lambastes Tinubu for sitting down to greet Ooni of Ife, Oba Ogunwusi

Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation, has berated former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu, for failing to stand up to greet the Ooni of Ife at the Coronation of the Oniru of Iruland in Lagos state earlier in the week. The Ooni of Ife had arrived the event and was walking to the high […]

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My cartoon is to appeal to those in power to help the poor masses ―Bulama, Daily Trust cartoonist

Mustapha Bulama, a Daily Trust newspaper cartoonist has reacted to the condemnation his artwork on Hanan Buhari’s wedding got from the presidency. The cartoonist had shared a cartoon in which the wife of Nigerian president, Mrs. Aisha Buhari was seen flaunting pictures from Hanan’s wedding while Nigerians struggled to escape from drowning. The cartoon came with the […]

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Tamar Braxton’s Nigerian boyfriend, David Adefeso applies for restraining order against her

Tamar Braxton’s Nigerian boyfriend, David Adefeso, has filed for a restraining order against the former “The Real” host. According to TMZ, Adefeso filed a “domestic violence” restraining order against 43-year-old reality star at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Los Angeles on Tuesday, September 8. The details surrounding the restraining order have not been revealed yet. This […]

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Almost one-third of capacity petrol smuggled out of Nigeria ―Report

A publication by the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria on Tuesday showed that Nigeria had been subsidising petrol for neighbouring nations for many years. In the publication, which was signed by the MOMAN Chairman, Adetunji Oyebanji, and sighted by The Punch correspondent in Abuja, the oil marketers stated that the continued payment of subsidy […]

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Ghanaian pastor shoots wife to death in the US (Photos)

A popular US-based Ghanaian pastor identified as Sylvester Ofori has been arrested after he allegedly shot his wife Barbara Tommey dead. The incident took place outside the 27-year-old woman’s workplace at the Navy Federal Credit Union, near the Mall at Millenia in Orlando, on Tuesday 8th September 2020. Barbara was shot by Sylvester, near the […]

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Nigerian man who kills fellow Nigerians in UK faces life imprisonment

A suspected assassin who allegedly murdered an innocent mother-of-nine and her sleeping nephew in a Snapchat revenge hit in UK, is facing life in prison. Obina Ezeoke, 28, was convicted of double murder on Wednesday after a record five successive trials at the Old Bailey. Student Bervil Kalikaka-Ekofo, 21, and his aunt Annie Ekofo, 53, […]

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Criminal charge of rape, torture, et al, filed against Kogi State Commissioner

The police have instituted a criminal case against the Kogi State Commissioner for Water Resources, Abdulmumuni Danga, after he allegedly assaulted a beauty queen named Elizabeth Oyeniyi earlier this year. Danga is to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja on a seven-count charge, including rape, brutality, coercion and torture. Elizabeth Oyeniyi accused Mr […]

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Wanted notorious militia leader, Terwase Akwaza, killed

Wanted militia leader, Terwase Akwaza a.k.a Gana was reportedly killed in the evening of Tuesday, September 8. Commander of the Four Special Forces command, Doma local government area, Brigadier General Maude Ali Gadzama said the militia leader was killed in a firefight with military personnel. In 2017, the Nigerian police declared Gana wanted after he was […]

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Female University student allegedly strangled dead inside Nigerian hotel (Photos)

A female undergraduate of University of Benin, Miss Chinenye Promise Nwoye has died after she was allegedly strangled by a suspected ritualist in a hotel room at Abagana, Njikoka Local Government Area, Anambra state. According to Anambra Broadcasting Service Radio, the young lady from Iruokpala, Ire Village in Abba, Njikoka Local Government of Anambra State, is […]

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Nigerian govt begins full deregulation of petrol, demand and supply to determine pump price

Nigerian Government is no longer going to be releasing guiding price bands for the sale of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, at filling stations. The interplay of market forces and not the organisation now determines how much Nigerians buy the product. Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), Mr Abdulkadir Saidu, […]

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We reject constitutional review, Water Resources Bill; we insist on 2014 confab report ―Afenifere

In a communique issued on Monday, the Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere has recommended the adoption of the reports of the 2014 national conference and restructuring of Nigeria as a basis of a meaningful new constitutional order for the country. It also faulted the Water Resources Bill, describing it as “so dangerous as it seeks to […]

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Pastor Ibiyeomie calls Daddy Freeze a bastard for criticising Oyedepo (Video)

Founder and Pastor of Salvation Ministries, David Ibiyeomie, has lambasted controversial Media personality, Daddy Freeze calling him a bastard and foreigner for abusing his father in the Lord, Bishop David Oyedepo. Daddy Freeze became controversial for criticising, and exposing Nigerian pastors about their preaching and ways of life. Daddy Freeze, in his recent post on […]

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Buhari’s Address at Ministerial Performance Review Retreat

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to the First Year Ministerial Performance Review Retreat. We are meeting a time that mankind is struggling to overcome the economic and social crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has disrupted life as we knew it. The consequences of the pandemic will no doubt influence […]

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Pastor Omale sues FCMB over alleged N570m money laundering for Magu

The General Overseer of Divine Hand of God Prophetic Ministry, Prophet Emmanuel Omale, has dragged the First City Monument Bank Plc (FCMB), to court, demanding N5bn as compensation over claims that suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu paid N570m into his church bank account. FCMB had reportedly involved the […]

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Join agitators for restructuring ―Adebanjo, Odumakin tell Tinubu

Leaders of Afenifere, the Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Chief Ayo Adebanjo and the National Publicity Secretary, Yinka Odumakin, have berated a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, over his call for the review of the country’s revenue allocation formula and that he must do beyond talking. The APC national leader had, on […]

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